What is your hometown, what brought you to the
Pensacola Bay area, and how long have you been
here?
I’m a Southern guy through and through. Born and
raised in Philadelphia, Mississippi, I appreciate small-
town charm. After studying in Oxford (Hotty Toddy!),
I moved to Savannah and traveled back and forth from
New York City for work and to court my now-husband,
a native of Gulf Breeze. After a few years of extensive
travel, we returned to Pensacola in fall of 2016.
What is your profession and give a brief
description of what you do.
As Executive Director of Pensacola Little Theatre, drama
is my profession. I oversee the financial management,
staff, and tenants of the Pensacola Cultural Center. As a
Cultural Center, the opportunity to bring perspective and
creativity into our business strategies and organizational
oversight is what makes PLT click for me.
What led you to choose this profession?
I previously worked for a fellow nonprofit, the Savannah
College of Art and Design. Being around creativity while
advocating and networking for the arts is my passion, and
SCAD taught me that. My itch for creativity comes in the
form of writing, and grant writing is ever-present when
running a nonprofit.
What do you like best about Pensacola? What
makes it so unique?
I think Pensacola’s potential is what attracts me the
most. Small-town Mississippi, bless its heart, is growing
slower than I’d hope. Savannah is already settled and
doesn’t have much room for further development. But
Pensacola’s growth is just beginning, and this is the
time to be a part of that growth. It’s unique because
Downtown Pensacola and Pensacola Beach are totally
opposite, but you can get the best of both worlds within a
small radius of one another.
Give us three words that best describe you.
Authentic. Lighthearted. Communicative.
Favorite Things you like about Pensacola.
What’s not to love? The restaurant scene is boastful; the
sunsets are breathtaking; the arts are thriving; and we
have a fantastic friend group that does Pensacola right. A
sense of community is the most important part of creating
a home for me, and Pensacola has offered that tenfold.
I AM PENSACOLA because…
I am part of a whole. Pensacola has so many moving parts
to make it the attractive home or destination we all know.
If you lose any of the city’s most important pieces, you
lose something special to the bigger picture. My hope is
for us to be one of those beneficial moving parts to keep
the growth steady.
I AM PENSACOLA
Sid Williams-Heath
photo by
Ashley Simmons